Lori Henry, Spring Lake Park High School teacher of Family & Consumer Sciences has been named the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences 2021 Teacher of the Year. The national award recognizes her work to help students develop real-world skills on their path to career and life success.

This school year has been like no other. As the year begins to wind down, we’re taking time to reflect on accomplishments as we plan for what’s next. Turns out, we have a lot to be proud of in this year of pandemic learning.

We have asked our graduating seniors to share their plans for the future, favorite experiences and what makes them Panther Proud. In the coming weeks, we will share student spotlights as we celebrate the Class of 2021.

With a verdict reached in the trial of Derek Chauvin and the recent death of Daunte Wright, emotions are high in our community. We’re focused on supporting students as they respond to current events and providing resources to families who may want them.

Recognizing that students will bring a different level of concerns, questions, and emotions, schools planned to have extra support available for students who may need it in the days following the trial verdict.

Spring Lake Park Schools is expanding its online school to all grades, K-12, for the 2021-2022 school year. For 13 years, Spring Lake Park High School students have had the option to learn full-time online. A year of learning through the pandemic has created an interest in the next phase of our district’s approach to online learning – an expansion of our online school to all grade levels, K-12, for the 2021-2022 school year.

The week of March 8-12 is the final week for free meal distribution to the current eight community sites. Starting Tuesday, March 23, free meal pick-up will be available at Spring Lake Park High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. Centerview Elementary is being added as a second meal pick-up location. Stay tuned for more information on dates and times.